Politics The Khalil Case Shows the State Department’s Excess Power The government has broad powers to restrict freedom of travel even when no crime has been committed. Credit: Selcuk Acar/Getty Images Whether you believe Mahmoud Khalil deserves to be deported for antisemitic stances while a student at Columbia University or you believe he was righteously […]
Foreign Affairs Negotiating a Peace is Not a Betrayal of Ukraine Europe needs a security architecture that respects Russia’s interests. President Donald Trump has abandoned the Biden policies of “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine” and of isolating Russia. He has pushed Volodymyr Zelensky to the negotiating table and negotiated with Vladimir Putin. He has advocated […]
“Mr. President, how do you respond to criticism that your impoundment of funds abrogates power or authority that the Constitution gave to Congress?” a reporter asked then-President Richard Nixon at a January 1973 press conference. “The same way that Jefferson did, and Jackson did, and Truman did,” the president responded. “The constitutional right for the […]
Culture Birthday Unparty What kind of adult celebrates another step toward the void? Credit: spass/Shutterstock When I was growing up, birthdays were not so much celebrated as endured, tolerated, or, better yet, politely ignored. Of course, my mother and father saw to it that my younger brother and I had splendid birthdays, but when it […]
Politics MAGA Must Resolve Tech vs. Populist Tensions Elon Musk and other technology titans should compromise on immigration to preserve the coalition. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images “Non-college educated whites [are] a group that is less informed, less educated than average, and as a result, they are less supportive of free trade. You have to be […]
Politics Massie and the Ghost of Luther Martin Skepticism of the national project is a vital but forgotten part of the American heritage. The American Founder Luther Martin rests in an unmarked grave beneath New York, his name erased from the pantheon of patriots. He’s a ghost because the victors—those who herded us from a […]
Israel launched airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday hours after rockets were fired from Lebanon toward Israel. The Israeli government said it was targeting sites linked to Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group. One of the Israeli strikes killed two people, including a child. Hezbollah has denied responsibility for firing the rockets, which failed to penetrate […]
Foreign Affairs Bukele Makes Prison Pay The president of El Salvador hopes to make hay with an unusual business proposition. (Photo by Press Secretary Of The Presidency Of El Salvador / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele received the first harvest last weekend from his country’s novel cash crop: criminals. Planes […]
Politics Trump’s No Good, Very Bad Week Is this a preview of things to come? Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images This week hasn’t been one for the history books. A hotly anticipated call between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, failed to usher in any kind of concrete plan for peace in Ukraine; […]
Culture Virginia Museum Kicks Off America’s 250th A new exhibit showcases Virginia’s role in the Revolution. The Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond, Virginia is set to unveil its newest exhibit commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. In conjunction with the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission, museum leaders have created […]
